RTE open their live championship TV coverage with a Munster hurling double bill and will show nine Munster SHC games in total this summer.

Details of the state broadcaster’s 31 live championship games were announced this afternoon, starting with a Sunday Game Live double bill of Waterford v Clare from Walsh Park (throw-in 2pm) and Cork v Tipperary from Páirc Uí Chaoimh (throw-in 4pm) on Sunday, May 12th.

All four provincial football finals will be broadcast live but only one provincial football match is included – the potential meeting of Tyrone and Donegal on Saturday, June 8th - and just one Round Four Qualifier. This means we won't see All-Ireland champions Dublin in action until June 23rd at the earliest.